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This patient support community is for discussions relating to stroke, rehabilitation, ability to eat/swallow, alertness, bowel/bladder control, depression, motor skills, nutrition, orthotics/braces, pain, prevention, senses, and spasticity.

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By gunter522
My Dad has been on a feeding tube for almost a year. He had esophagus cancer and they removed it and he is now cancer...
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By Lesmacnic
After stopping taking warfarin, are there any withdrawal symptoms or side effects and how long does it take until I a...
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By mreth
My 82 year old grandfather had over a dozen mini strokes during heart surgery. the doctors said the brain scan showed...
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By BestFriend90252
My best friend had a massive stroke 5 years ago at age 50. The doctors say it is unusual and the result of peeling of...
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By Jbrock67
My 27 year old friend at the healthiest point of his life one day didn't show up for work. They called to ask where ...
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ShelliKMar 20
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By Belle22 Blank
My brother, who's 55, recently suffered a Brain Stem stroke. At this time, he's unable to eat & has a feeding tube in...
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By stoob
I have worked in stroke rehab as a volenteer and would like to know if there is something that patients or their fami...
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By ridzip
Hello Doctor, My 45 year old mother had a hemorrhagic stroke 21 months ago. The whole of her left hand side was pa...
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Molly23Nov 27, 2008
oc1deanNov 22, 2008
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By Molly23 Blank
I have been reading this forum for the past week, and it has been helpful. I still have many unanswered questions, an...
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By LaurenBabs
My mother,68, had a stroke on 1/25/13. Unbeknownst to us, she had a heart problem. So after the stroke, when sodium f...
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By pup16
I had a stroke in July2012. I recovered very quickly, was able to drive a 5-speed by Nov2012. 2 days ago, I had an ov...
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ekuninaMar 13
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By Anniemae21
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP. MY 48 YR OLD BOYFRIEND HAD A STROKE ALMOST 1 MO AGO. HE DOESNT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HE CAN'T ...
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By dollie5124
My friend had a cranial angioplasty with a stent. After the procedure she had a massive stroke o right side of brain...
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By tltoumbs2
I'm not sure what I experienced, but it was really bad. So far TIA is most similar I've found. Two days ago my mom an...
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DayK1Oct 05, 2009
ChelseiNov 22, 2004
DianeKNov 04, 2004
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By DianeK Blank
My Mom, who is 70, had a massive stroke 8 weeks ago. The tests did not disclose where the clot was, only that she did...
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martinka1212Mar 07, 2012
sstonoffApr 05, 2011
charly84Feb 09, 2011
lostgirl31Jan 20, 2011
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By C.F. Blank
I had a stroke when I was 29...2 weeks after I gave birth to my first child. I had a bilateral carotid dissection. ...
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Lynn1980Mar 06
BraintoobigMay 27, 2011
sharoninatlantaMay 11, 2011
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By sharoninatlanta Blank
My 56 year old sister has a massive stroke on monday may 2-2011. Her son found her on the floor when he got home from...
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Clara146Aug 28, 2012
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By November4 Blank
Good day all. I went to the ER in November and was diagnosed with having had a TIA. When I was released I went to s...
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kandy2013Mar 06
AffectedhusbandJun 15, 2012
Yvette BGNov 29, 2011
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By Affectedhusband Blank
Has anyone experienced, or is related to anyone who has experienced a stroke they think may be caused by birth contro...
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By Elonn
Six weeks ago my 91 year old mother was admitted to a neuro ward and stayed for 3 days to be evaluated for stroke. Th...
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